Species Phrikoceros lizardensis (Newman & Cannon, 1996)
- Tytthosoceros lizardensis Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1996. Bulaceros, new genus, and Tytthosoceros, new genus, (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 44: 479-492.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210716 (inshore, under rocks, 31.iii.1995, wholemount), Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [14°40'S 145°28'E].
Paratype(s) QM G210717-9, 721, 723-4, 726, 729-30, 737 (under rubble, reef crest and slope, longitudinal sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Generic Combinations
- Phrikoceros lizardensis (Newman & Cannon, 1996). —
Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tytthyoceros lizardensis Newman & Cannon, 1996 [this name was used in error]. —
Angus, B.M. 2007. The study of turbellarians (Platyhelminthes) at the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 53: 157-185
Introduction
Specimens of P. lizardensis (reported as Tytthyoceros lizardensis) are mottled brown in colouration, which is described by Newman & Cannon (1996) as cryptic. Specimens were observed to copulate by hypodermic insemination, and one specimen was found with a pair of small copepods attached, which were interpreted as being symbiotic (Newman & Cannon, 1996).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, inshore. Heron Island and One Tree Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef crest. Iran, intertidal at Qeshm Island.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891
- Maghsoudlou, A. & Rahimian, H. 2014. Contribution to the knowledge of cotylean flatworms (Turbellaria, Polycladida) from Iranian coasts: introducing a new species, with remarks on new records. Zootaxa 3860(4): 325-342 [Date published 8 September, 2014] [336]
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1996. Bulaceros, new genus, and Tytthosoceros, new genus, (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 44: 479-492
General References
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1996. Bulaceros, new genus, and Tytthosoceros, new genus, (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 44: 479-492
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |